Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-04-15
ANNIVERSARY EXERCISES
OF THE YOUNG MEMS CHRISTIAN
ASSOCIATION.
Able Addresses by Russell Sturgis, Jr. and
President Huckhno.--E Encouraging Re
ports of the Various Officers aud
Committees of the Association.

The exercises connected with the 2lst
anniversary of the Young Mems Chris
tian assoc ion We G held Tuesday evening
at the College street church, the house be
ing C owIed. The programme consisted
of an organ voluntary by Mr.. c. w. Davis,
two selections of music by double
quartette, reading of the parable of the
10 talents by Rev DR.. Bliss, prayer offer
ed by Rev. MIR. Nc Farlan, the presenta-
ton of the reports of the general secre-
tary and president and addresses by Rus
sell Sturgi-, Jr., of Boston and President
Buckhanl Mr.. Slurgis was introduced
by President Van Pa.ten as the chairman
of the eX' cutive committee of the Massa
chusetts Y. VI. G. A., member of the ma
tional committee and as one for a long
time interested in this work. Mr.. Sturgis
began his remarks by saying that after
listening to the rep irt of the general sec
rotary on what hal been done during the
past year and that of the president on
what was still to lie done, and then look
ing into such a congregation he could not
see the need of sending tor him, or how
any appeal from An outsider could have as
much weight AS that of a prominent bust
ness mau like Mr. Van Paiten
Why have we any Young Mems Chris
fian associations AT all One thing is pat
Pnt to anyone traV ling through New
England, IT town has no college to at
Iract them, rs Burlington is fortunate in
where enormous nnmhorS IF then, aro
ronuragII,.d E,orr Cnri,,i,, 49,, n a,S
woman realizas that God hae NOT iaft ne 60 ~
lind out tor ourselves what l. good for us
but has pre- pared it for us so we are in
v NJ r. A huiId,nt, thnva ~ ,o' da,,h,
thai wban The ord mt IL into tbe n,imI
of Genr 70 Williams to do snnathinr, fn,.
his fpIIowmen he knew what ,vas corninr
II ba,sn in E,,Id "rr, ',aV an
work a,nong ChriStian ,,r,, ,'9 ninn e,,d ,t
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man can co. MAST ,ri+h 30 nc ~ So"is
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should he sons sin,,inr rl,s. FOR him ~
been proven to he Tho strougest attrartion
and there is hardly II Young man but who
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, iG.'nS .nen Enrlstian REGISTRATIONS IS 10
,n ,nG so,ihS iilali WHERE ne nay
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49, nv t.e,iiptr ~ some eNauseIlcal
~ o,i; Atteil!.s wnicu nave Dreii inade
IN 'Ai,1 ue ieu Wltu laIiuie'
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III a, ~ az muu ottI oooo III tne Worlu;
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10 atii o;tliad' AS lIe result ol col
~ ,@on ,'t' uttting lasI year more
; n"oo SI5'uG ,ilen gre 10 20 o'it as MS
.l,in,s it'IlIa2' olilGlais see the 8ood
$500 III w Moih, anu are actlvely IN
oo,ea'ep III IL ior .leir own WelIare. we
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ND 10 soi et tIe KY ~ which ne mas Dressed
a 80 20 S.'ii pieeoinS us. Anotner cause
T u Ital1h Illness IS the UNITY OF an
rIo'eS'ahU cnurches III thls grand WORK.
PRESIDENT BUCKHAM's REMARKS
A distincuisbed ci,izop Of p,r,i,,,+,
emnnrariiy ahient h,s ,,,r;tto, ~ tsia
Sara III ba rain;na ao " ~ W. tiiei
III; 49,. ~ teJo,No9 ~ tnS S!oHth VI